believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom:
an authoritarian regime / government / state * The school was very authoritarian and exam-orientated. * Father was an authoritarian figure.
authoritarian noun:
Father was a strict authoritarian.
authoritarianism noun [U]
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In this entry, authoritarian is tagged as adjective.
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